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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Massimiliano Celli, Latina SNC, IT;
Luca Ferri, Rome, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Rome, IT;
Marco Secchi, Rome, IT;
Marcello Velati, Rome, IT;
Massimiliano Celli, Latina SNC, IT;
Luca Ferri, Rome, IT;
Luigi Pichetti, Rome, IT;
Marco Secchi, Rome, IT;
Marcello Velati, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A software distribution method () with security add-on is proposed. Particularly, any software package to be deployed to selected target endpoints is encrypted (-) with a symmetric key (generated dynamically). The symmetric key is in turn encrypted (-) with a public key of each target endpoint. A multi-segment software package (embedding the encrypted software package and the encrypted symmetric keys) is then deployed (-) to all the target endpoints. In this way, each target endpoint can decrypt (-) the encrypted symmetric key with a corresponding private key; it is then possible to decrypt (-) the encrypted software package with the symmetric key so obtained. As a result, the endpoint is able to apply () the decrypted software package. Therefore, the application of the software package can be restricted to the desired target endpoints only.